Wheat import: India's wheat production is projected to have declined nearly 3 per cent to 106.84 million tonnes while the overall foodgrain production is estimated to have touched a record 315.72 million tonnes in the 2021-22 crop year.
India had on May 14 banned wheat exports except for those backed by already issued letters of credit (LCs) and to countries seeking to ensure food security.
Last month, India announced that it was banning wheat exports in a bid to check high prices amid concerns of wheat output being hit by the scorching heat wave.
The West Bengal CM called the Modi government "adultered" and mentioned that faulty decisions taken by it have led to the crisis faced by the country.
The government has also allowed a wheat consignment headed for Egypt, which was already under loading at the Kandla port.
Wheat prices have risen more than 60 per cent this year, driven up by disruption from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
India, the world's second-biggest wheat producer, has banned wheat exports in a bid to check high domestic prices amid concerns of wheat output being hit by scorching heat waves.
Against the first estimate of wheat production of 1,113 lakh metric tonnes this year, the estimate was revised to 1,050 LMT due to early summer and heat wave.
According to an official notification, India has banned wheat exports with immediate effect as part of measures to control rising domestic prices.
It also clarified that wheat exports will be allowed on basis of permission granted by Govt of India to other countries to meet their food security needs and based on the request of their govts.
Ukraine is one of the world's biggest exporters of wheat, but the war is taking a toll on the country's agriculture and food supplies, sparking fears of shortages or higher prices around the world, The Guardian reported.
Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak said the director-general of police has been asked to put up check posts at the state borders, according to an official statement.
The debt-ridden state government has sanctioned Rs 2.61 crore for the swearing-in ceremony. Officials told wheat fields will be used for the parking of vehicles of the visitors coming to attend the ceremony that will last less than an hour.
Currently, Pakistan only allows Afghanistan to export goods to India but doesn’t allow any other two-way trade through the border crossing.
In October, the UN's World Food Programme (WFP) country director in Afghanistan, Mary Ellen Mc Groarty had said the programme is in talks with India for wheat donation to Taliban controlled Afghanistan.
For selling wheat, it will be mandatory for farmers to register on the website of the Department of Food, which has been started.
The government's wheat procurement has touched an all-time record of 38.2 million tonnes so far in the 2020-21 marketing year, with Madhya Pradesh surpassing Punjab as the country's biggest wheat procuring state.
India, the world's second-largest wheat producer, has so far harvested crop in 67 per cent of the sown area of 310 lakh hectare in the country, taking safety precautions against COVID-19.
Inadequate and improper wheat storage and stocking fresh one with the infested in Punjab resulted in loss of wheat of Rs 607.57 crore in four years,the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has said
Australian scientists have developed the world's first 'speed breeding' technique that can boost the production of the crop by up to three times.
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